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Neuregulin 2 .
Pharmaceutical compound
4-Methylethcathinone or 4-MEC is a chemical that bears a chemical resemblance to mephedrone .[ 3] stimulant and entactogen drug of the phenethylamine , amphetamine , and cathinone chemical classes .[ 4] substituted cathinones under the name "NRG-2 ", although other blends such as "NRG-1 " may have been more ambiguous with their ingredients.[ 5]
4-MEC is reported to have been used as the active ingredient in fake "Ecstasy" pills in some countries such as New Zealand .[ 6]
Some users have injected the drug intravenously. It requires heating the water/4-MEC solution in order for 4-MEC to dissolve. Injecting 4-MEC appears to be rough on veins and is sometimes accompanied by a burning sensation. Therefore, 4-MEC should be diluted as much as possible. Intravenous dosages are comparable to oral ones, although more care should be given to safety (with regard to possibility of overdose and long-term effects).[ 7] [ 8]
In the United States 4-MEC is a schedule 1 controlled substance.[ 9]
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α1
Agonists Antagonists
Abanoquil Ajmalicine Alfuzosin Anisodamine Anisodine Atiprosin Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., brexpiprazole , clozapine , olanzapine , quetiapine , risperidone )Benoxathian Beta blockers (e.g., adimolol , amosulalol , arotinolol , carvedilol , eugenodilol , labetalol )Buflomedil Bunazosin Corynanthine Dapiprazole Domesticine Doxazosin Ergolines (e.g., acetergamine , ergotamine , dihydroergotamine , lisuride , nicergoline , terguride )Etoperidone Fenspiride Hydroxyzine Indoramin Ketanserin L-765,314 mCPP Mepiprazole Metazosin Monatepil Moxisylyte Naftopidil Nantenine Neldazosin Niaprazine Niguldipine Pardoprunox Pelanserin Perlapine Phendioxan Phenoxybenzamine Phentolamine Phenylpiperazine antidepressants (e.g., hydroxynefazodone , nefazodone , trazodone , triazoledione )Piperoxan Prazosin Quinazosin Quinidine Silodosin Spegatrine Spiperone Talipexole Tamsulosin Terazosin Tiodazosin Tolazoline Tetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine , maprotiline , mianserin )Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline , clomipramine , doxepin , imipramine , trimipramine )Trimazosin Typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine , fluphenazine , loxapine , thioridazine )Urapidil WB-4101 Zolertine
α2
Agonists Antagonists
1-PP Adimolol Amesergide Aptazapine Atipamezole Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., asenapine , brexpiprazole , clozapine , lurasidone , olanzapine , paliperidone , quetiapine , risperidone , zotepine )Azapirones (e.g., buspirone , gepirone , ipsapirone , tandospirone )BRL-44408 Buflomedil Cirazoline Efaroxan Esmirtazapine Fenmetozole Fluparoxan Idazoxan Ketanserin Lisuride mCPP Mianserin Mirtazapine NAN-190 Pardoprunox Phentolamine Phenoxybenzamine Piperoxan Piribedil Rauwolscine Rotigotine Setiptiline Spegatrine Spiroxatrine Sunepitron Terguride Tolazoline Typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine , fluphenazine , loxapine , thioridazine )Yohimbine
β
Phenethylamines Amphetamines Phentermines Cathinones Phenylisobutylamines (and further-extended) Catecholamines (and close relatives) Cyclized
Phenylalkylpyrrolidines 2-Benzylpiperidines (phenidates ) Phenylmorpholines (phenmetrazines) Phenyloxazolamines (aminorexes) Isoquinolines andtetrahydroisoquinolines 2-Aminoindanes 2-Aminotetralins Others / unsorted
1-Aminomethylindanes (e.g., 2CB-Ind , AMMI , jimscaline )2-ADN 2-Benzhydrylpyrrolidine 3-Benzhydrylmorpholine 3-Phenylpiperidines (e.g., 3-phenylpiperidine , OSU-6162 (PNU-96391) , LPH-5 , LPH-48 )6-AB AL-1095 Benzazepines (e.g., fenoldopam , lorcaserin , SCHEMBL5334361 )Benzocyclobutenes (e.g., 2CBCB-NBOMe , S33005 , TCB-2 , tomscaline )Benzoxepins (e.g., BBOX , IBOX , TFMBOX )Butyltolylquinuclidine Cypenamine (trans -2-phenylcyclopentylamine) Diphenidine Diphenylprolinol DMBMPP Ergolines (e.g., LSD )GYKI-52895 HDMP-29 Ivabradine Lumateperone and analogues (e.g., IHCH-7079 , IHCH-7086 , IHCH-7113 , ITI-1549 )Methoxphenidine Methylmorphenate Milnacipran MT-45 2-Naphthylamine Org 6582 Partial ergolines (e.g., NDTDI , RU-27849 , DEIMDHPCA , DEMPDHPCA , RU-27251 )PF-592,379 Phenylcyclopropylamines (e.g., DMCPA , TMT , tranylcypromine )Tetrahydrobenzopyranylamines (e.g., CT-5126 )Tricyclics (e.g., benzoctamine , dizocilpine )Z3517967757 ZC-B
Related compounds
2-Furylethylamine 2-Pyrrolylethylamine 3-Pyrrolylethylamine 3-Pyrrolylpropylamine 2-Tetrahydrofurylethylamine 4-Benzylpiperidine 7-AB Alkylamines (e.g., 1,3-DMBA Tooltip 1,3-dimethylbutylamine , 1,4-DMAA Tooltip 1,4-dimethylamylamine , heptaminol , iproheptine , isometheptene , methylhexanamine/1,3-DMAA , octodrine , oenethyl , tuaminoheptane )Benzylamines (e.g., benzylamine , α-methylbenzylamine , MDM1EA , ALPHA , M-ALPHA , pargyline )Benzylpiperazines (e.g., benzylpiperazine , MDBZP , fipexide )Cyclohexylaminopropanes (e.g., propylhexedrine , norpropylhexedrine )Cyclopentylaminopropanes (e.g., isocyclamine , cyclopentamine )Phenoxyethylamines (e.g., 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenoxyethylamine , CT-4719 , ORG-37684 )Phenylalkenylamines (e.g., phenylbutenamine )Phenylalkynylamines (e.g., phenylbutynamine )Phenylpiperazines (e.g., 1-phenylpiperazine , mCPP Tooltip meta-chlorophenylpiperazine , TFMPP Tooltip trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine , oMPP Tooltip ortho-methylphenylpiperazine , pFPP Tooltip para-fluorophenylpiperazine , pMeOPP Tooltip para-methoxyphenylpiperazine )Phenylpropylamines (e.g., phenylpropylamine , homo-MDA , homo-MDMA )Thienylaminopropanes (thiopropamines) (e.g., thiopropamine , methiopropamine , thiothinone )
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